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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication ............................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Phonetics: The Sounds Used in Languages ................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Phonology: The Sound Patterns Used in Languages ................................................................. 29
Chapter 4 Morphology: words and how they are formed ............................................................................ 41
Chapter 5 Syntax: The Larger Patterns of Language True/False Questions........................................... 57
Chapter 6 Semantics: The Study of Meaning ...................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 7 Pragmatics: How Language is Used and The Effect of Context on Meaning ..................... 80
Chapter 8 Sociolinguistics: Language and Society .......................................................................................... 88
Chapter 9 Linguistic Anthropology: Language and Culture ..................................................................... 107
Chapter 10 Language Acquisition: How Children (and others) Learn Language ............................... 120
Chapter 11 Sign Language: The Language of the Deaf ................................................................................... 137
Chapter 12 Writing Systems: The Graphic Representation of Language .............................................. 150
Chapter 13 Nonverbal Communication: Communicating Without Words ............................................ 163
Chapter 14 Historical Linguistics: The History of ......................................................................................... 180
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Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
True/False Questions
1. Linguistic competence refers to the subconscious knowledge of one’s language.
CORRECT ANSWER T
2. Language is dependent on hearing or speech.
CORRECT ANSWER F
3. In Chapter 1, we discuss various types of animal communication because
comparison of those systems of communication can aid us in understanding
human communication.
CORRECT ANSWER T
4. All animals have a language.
CORRECT ANSWER F
5. Bird calls tend to be species specific.
CORRECT ANSWER F
6. Bird songs tend to be species specific.
CORRECT ANSWER T
7. All researchers now agree that apes can learn language.
CORRECT ANSWER F
8. A person who stutters has a problem with linguistic competence.
CORRECT ANSWE F
9. The fact that many new words are added to English each year demonstrates that
English, like any language, is an open system.
CORRECT ANSWER T
10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems from other
members of their social groups.
CORRECT ANSWER F
11. The terms language and communication can be used interchangeably because
they mean the same thing.
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CORRECT ANSWER F
12. One difference between apes’ use of sign “language” and a human’s use of language,
is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas humans, including young
children, frequently initiate communication with others.
CORRECT ANSWER T
13. Humans communicate in both verbal and nonverbal ways.
CORRECT ANSWER T
14. Redundancy in a message helps overcome “static”.
CORRECT ANSWER T
15. Bird songs are generally more elaborate than birdcalls.
CORRECT ANSWER T
16. The characteristic of languages that allow people to coin new words as needed is
called discreteness.
CORRECT ANSWER F
17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary relationship to
their meaning.
CORRECT ANSWER T
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication tends to
be stimulus-bound.
CORRECT ANSWER F
19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future illustrates the
characteristic of language called displacement.
CORRECT ANSWER T
20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic understanding of simple
grammar.
CORRECT ANSWER T
21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language experiments,
have been able to learn language at the level of about a five-year-old human.
CORRECT ANSWER F
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication ............................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Phonetics: The Sounds Used in Languages ................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Phonology: The Sound Patterns Used in Languages ................................................................. 29
Chapter 4 Morphology: words and how they are formed ............................................................................ 41
Chapter 5 Syntax: The Larger Patterns of Language True/False Questions........................................... 57
Chapter 6 Semantics: The Study of Meaning ...................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 7 Pragmatics: How Language is Used and The Effect of Context on Meaning ..................... 80
Chapter 8 Sociolinguistics: Language and Society .......................................................................................... 88
Chapter 9 Linguistic Anthropology: Language and Culture ..................................................................... 107
Chapter 10 Language Acquisition: How Children (and others) Learn Language ............................... 120
Chapter 11 Sign Language: The Language of the Deaf ................................................................................... 137
Chapter 12 Writing Systems: The Graphic Representation of Language .............................................. 150
Chapter 13 Nonverbal Communication: Communicating Without Words ............................................ 163
Chapter 14 Historical Linguistics: The History of ......................................................................................... 180
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Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
True/False Questions
1. Linguistic competence refers to the subconscious knowledge of one’s language.
CORRECT ANSWER T
2. Language is dependent on hearing or speech.
CORRECT ANSWER F
3. In Chapter 1, we discuss various types of animal communication because
comparison of those systems of communication can aid us in understanding
human communication.
CORRECT ANSWER T
4. All animals have a language.
CORRECT ANSWER F
5. Bird calls tend to be species specific.
CORRECT ANSWER F
6. Bird songs tend to be species specific.
CORRECT ANSWER T
7. All researchers now agree that apes can learn language.
CORRECT ANSWER F
8. A person who stutters has a problem with linguistic competence.
CORRECT ANSWE F
9. The fact that many new words are added to English each year demonstrates that
English, like any language, is an open system.
CORRECT ANSWER T
10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems from other
members of their social groups.
CORRECT ANSWER F
11. The terms language and communication can be used interchangeably because
they mean the same thing.
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CORRECT ANSWER F
12. One difference between apes’ use of sign “language” and a human’s use of language,
is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas humans, including young
children, frequently initiate communication with others.
CORRECT ANSWER T
13. Humans communicate in both verbal and nonverbal ways.
CORRECT ANSWER T
14. Redundancy in a message helps overcome “static”.
CORRECT ANSWER T
15. Bird songs are generally more elaborate than birdcalls.
CORRECT ANSWER T
16. The characteristic of languages that allow people to coin new words as needed is
called discreteness.
CORRECT ANSWER F
17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary relationship to
their meaning.
CORRECT ANSWER T
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication tends to
be stimulus-bound.
CORRECT ANSWER F
19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future illustrates the
characteristic of language called displacement.
CORRECT ANSWER T
20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic understanding of simple
grammar.
CORRECT ANSWER T
21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language experiments,
have been able to learn language at the level of about a five-year-old human.
CORRECT ANSWER F
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